Experimental and Empirical Study for Prediction of Blast Loads
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Abstract
This paper presents the issue of determining the blast load on an engineering structure. In cases of industrial accidents or terrorist attacks, in many cases it is necessary to determine the necessary explosion parameters to determine the response of the structure, preferably in a simple and time-saving manner. In such a way, the empirical relationships can be used to estimate the selected parameters of the explosion load. Many empirical relationships have been derived in the past, but not all are suitable for different types of explosions. This article compares and validates experimentally determined selected explosion parameters for the chosen explosive with empirical relationships. For comparison, three already verified and frequently used calculation procedures (Kingery, Kinney, Henrych) and one newly derived procedure (PECH) were used. As part of the experimental measurements, blast wave explosion parameters for small charges were determined for near-field explosions. The general-purpose plastic explosive Semtex 10-SE was used for the experiments. The results of the comparative study presented in this article demonstrate the importance of taking these procedures into account for a reliable determination of the effects of blast actions on buildings.
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OpenAlex topics: Structural Response to Dynamic Loads · Combustion and Detonation Processes · Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis
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Department of Computer Science, Modeling, Electronics and Systems Engineering, DIMES, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata, Italy
Department of Environmental Engineering, DIAM, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata, Italy
Faculty of Safety Engineering, VSB, Technical University of Ostrava, 70833 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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